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Name William Palka [William Polka]
Age 59 [58]
Estimated Birth Year abt 1881 [abt 1882]
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Rhode Island
Marital Status Widowed
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 New York, New York, New York
Street Seaman
Farm No
Inferred Residence in 1935 New York, New York, New York
Residence in 1935 New York
Sheet Number 16B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 445
Occupation Manager
Industry Retail Food Laborer
House Owned or Rented Rented
70
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 56
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 1500
Income Other Sources Yes
Neighbors
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William Palka 59 Head
Alberta Palka 23 Daughter
Constance Palka 18 Daughter

Source Citation

Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, New York, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02673; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 31-2003B

Source Information

Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

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